Assessment of sandstone deterioration at Ta Keo temple (Angkor): First results and future prospects

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 677-688

  André, Marie Françoise ^a   Etienne, Samuel ^a   Mercier, Denis ^b   Vautier, Franck ^a   Voldoire, Olivier ^a  

^a Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Lasergrammetry; Photogrammetry; Sandstone decay; Weathering rates

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DETERIORATION; DRYING; EROSION; GYPSUM; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SANDSTONE; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TANTALUM;

CAMBODIA; DAMAGE DIAGNOSIS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; INITIAL STATES; LASERGRAMMETRY; SAMPLING POINTS; SEM OBSERVATIONS; SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; STEREO PHOTOGRAMMETRIES; STONE DECAYS; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS; TEST ZONES; WEATHERING RATES;

WEATHERING;

EROSION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

ANGKOR; ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 55849125451     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1408-8     Document Type: Article

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